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Legal Ethics
Legal Ethics Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on legal malpractice cases and attorney misconduct. Coverage includes criminal allegations, disciplinary actions, and recusals involving attorneys and judges, as well as legal rules and standards.
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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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August 18, 2025
Fla. Judge Trims Suit Over Atty Access To Detention Center
A Florida federal judge on Monday trimmed a proposed class action complaint against the Everglades immigration detention center alleging attorney access to detainees and court proceedings have been denied, saying that a ruling on a Fifth Amendment violation would be moot after federal officials specified the court with administrative responsibility over the facility.
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August 18, 2025
Patent Licensing Co. Drops Starbucks Infringement Suit
A patent licensing company has agreed to drop its suit alleging Starbucks infringed a patent covering a mobile ordering system, although defamation claims against one of the coffee chain's attorneys remains at play in another case.
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August 18, 2025
NJ Law Firm Not Covered In Malpractice Suit, Court Says
An insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify a Princeton law firm against a malpractice suit alleging that one of its attorneys assisted a client in misappropriating her husband's assets, a New Jersey federal court ruled Monday, finding that a prior knowledge exclusion bars coverage.
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August 18, 2025
Ex-GC Ordered To Destroy Files In Trade Secret Dispute
Storehouse In A Box secured a permanent injunction against its former general counsel and chief operating officer, barring him from using or accessing confidential information the e-commerce company alleges he misappropriated after being put on leave, according to a Monday order.
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August 18, 2025
Biz Court Shoots Down Arb. Bid In Widow's Asset Fight
A widow contending that she can't be forced into arbitration over who owns assets of her late husband's business venture was granted a pretrial win after a North Carolina business court judge found "no competent evidence" for an agreement that would force her to do so.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Legal malpractice cases
- Misconduct claims against attorneys and judges
- Criminal charges against attorneys and judges
- Kickback, bribery, and corruption allegations involving attorneys and judges
- Cases that involve or cite legal ethics rules and opinions
- ENFORCEMENT
- Recusals and disqualifications of attorneys and judges
- Sanctions imposed against attorneys, law firms, and judges
- Judicial impeachment proceedings
- Bar association disciplinary and enforcement actions
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